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From: Bruce Momjian <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [CORE] Bittorrent?
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 18:20:15 -0500 (EST)
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>


OK, my security concerns have been answered.

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Josh Berkus wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> Answers:
> 
> 1) As Bitorrent content providers, we only need to offer a main content site 
> and an SHA1 encrypted hash called a "tracker".  We do not have to host other 
> people's files.
> 
> 2) Trojans are prevented by the "tracker" which serves the same function as an 
> MD5 in verifying content, and as Bram Cohen is a cryptography expert, I trust 
> this mechanism.
> 
> 3) As far as offering the BT file, we need just add the .bittorrent link to 
> the downloads page after doing the setup.
> 
> I think we should do this.
> 
> -- 
> -Josh Berkus
>  Aglio Database Solutions
>  San Francisco
> 
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